The 2005–06 season was Fulham's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League.
Season summary Fulham were again managed by Chris Coleman and they managed to achieve a 12th-place finish in the Premier League, one place higher than the previous season. Their best results of the season were home wins against Chelsea (1–0) and Liverpool (2–0).
In the League Cup, they reached the third round by winning an exciting game against Lincoln City 5–4 after extra time, but they then succumbed to West Bromwich Albion. In the FA Cup, they fell at the first hurdle with a humiliating 2–1 home defeat to Leyton Orient.
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
Summer
In Date Pos. Name From Fee 27 June 2005 FW Heiðar Helguson Watford £1,300,000 17 July 2005 DF Niclas Jensen Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed 11 Aug 2005 GK Tony Warner Cardiff City Six-month loan 8 Sep 2005 DF Philippe Christanval Marseille Free
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 13 July 2005 DF Alex Lawless Torquay Free 20 July 2005 FW Andy Cole Manchester City Free 1 August 2005 DF Abdeslam Ouaddou Lens Undisclosed 1 August 2005 GK Ross Flitney Barnet Free 2 August 2005 MF Lee Clark Newcastle Free 31 August 2005 FW Elvis Hammond Leicester City £225,000 31 August 2005 FW Stuart Noble East Fife Undisclosed
Winter
In Date Pos. Name From Fee 5 January 2006 GK Tony Warner Cardiff City Undisclosed 6 January 2006 MF Simon Elliott Columbus Crew Free 10 January 2006 GK Antti Niemi Southampton Undisclosed 19 January 2006 DF Wayne Bridge Chelsea Loan (until 8 May 2006) 31 January 2006 MF Michael Brown Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed
Out on loan Date Pos. Name To Return Date5 August 2005FWElvis HammondLeicester City30 August 200530 August 2005MFDarren PratleyBrentford15 May 200631 August 2005MFNeale McDermottSwindon Town2 February 200620 January 2006DFAdam GreenBristol City20 April 200621 January 2006DFRobert WatkinsEbbsfleet United1 May 200631 January 2006DFZesh RehmanNorwich City1 May 200624 February 2006MFMichael TimlinScunthorpe United11 March 200624 February 2006FWIsmael EhuiScunthorpe United26 March 2006
Competitions
Overall Premier League:12th League Cup:3rd Round FA Cup:3rd Round
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results By Round
Matches
Premier League
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport113 August 2005Birmingham CityH0–016,550Report220 August 2005Blackburn RoversA1–216,953McBrideReport324 August 2005ArsenalA1–437,867JensenReport427 August 2005EvertonH1–017,169McBrideReport510 September 2005Newcastle UnitedA1–152,208McBrideReport617 September 2005West Ham UnitedH1–221,907Boa MorteReport726 September 2005Tottenham HotspurA0–135,427Report81 October 2005Manchester UnitedH2–321,862Jensen, JohnReport917 October 2005Charlton AthleticA1–126,310JohnReport1022 October 2005LiverpoolH2–022,480John, Boa MorteReport1129 October 2005Wigan AthleticA0–117,266Report125 November 2005Manchester CityH2–122,241Malbranque (2)Report1320 November 2005MiddlesbroughA2–327,599John, Bouba DiopReport1427 November 2005Bolton WanderersH2–119,768McBride (2)Report153 December 2005West Bromwich AlbionA0–023,144Report1610 December 2005Birmingham CityA0–127,597Report1717 December 2005Blackburn RoversH2–120,138Bouba Diop, Boa MorteReport1826 December 2005ChelseaA2–342,313Boa Morte, HelgusonReport1928 December 2005Aston VillaH3–320,446McBride (2), HelgusonReport2031 December 2005PortsmouthA0–119,101Report212 January 2006SunderlandH2–119,372John (2)Report2214 January 2006Newcastle UnitedH1–021,974MalbranqueReport2323 January 2006West Ham UnitedA1–229,812HelgusonReport2431 January 2006Tottenham HotspurH1–021,081BocanegraReport254 February 2006Manchester UnitedA2–467,844Helguson, McBrideReport2611 February 2006West Bromwich AlbionH6–121,508Helguson (2), Radzinski, John (2), Davies (o.g.)Report2726 February 2006Bolton WanderersA1–223,104HelgusonReport284 March 2006ArsenalH0–422,397Report2911 March 2006EvertonA1–336,515JohnReport3015 March 2006LiverpoolA1–542,293JohnReport3119 March 2006ChelseaH1–022,486Boa MorteReport3225 March 2006Aston VillaA0–032,605Report331 April 2006PortsmouthH1–322,322MalbranqueReport3415 April 2006Charlton AthleticH2–119,146Boa Morte (2)Report3524 April 2006Wigan AthleticH1–017,164MalbranqueReport3629 April 2006Manchester CityA2–141,128Malbranque, JohnReport374 May 2006SunderlandA1–228,226RadzinskiReport387 May 2006MiddlesbroughH1–022,434HelgusonReport
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR38 January 2006Leyton OrientH1–213,394JohnReport
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR221 September 2005Lincoln CityH5–45,365Rehman, Helguson, Rosenior, Radzinski, McBrideReportR325 October 2005West Bromwich AlbionH2–37,373Helguson, Boa MorteReport
References
Notes
External links Fulham website